Being John Hughes: Inside literature’s plagiarism scandal
March 14, 2023
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Being John Hughes: Inside literature’s plagiarism scandal
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<p>John Hughes was once hailed as a young literary genius, and won a scholarship to Cambridge.</p><p>Yet he found himself back in Australia working as a librarian and a teacher before his writing found acclaim.</p><p>Hughes was shortlisted for some of the greatest honours in Australian writing. But under the scrutiny of greater acclaim, a strange web of inconsistencies and copying struck one reader: Anna Verney.</p><p>Today, writer, reporter and lawyer Anna Verney and contributing editor to <em>The Monthly</em> Richard Cooke, on how they first discovered the borrowings of John Hughes and the revelations that followed.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Socials: </strong>Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> Writer Anna Verney and contributing editor to <em>The Monthly</em> Richard Cooke</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>
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